150 Regiment The Royal Logistic Corps

Hull

2022 proved to be a productive year for 150 Regiment RLC and saw numerous personnel deploy in support of operations and standing commitments; others attending training both in the UK and overseas; and the Unit begin to understand its future role under the Future Soldier Integrated Review.

Training weekends have seen soldiers compete in sport, conduct both mounted and dismounted tactical training, driver training, AT and everything in between. A highlight of the year was deploying to Barry Budden in Scotland in the Autumn for the Regt’s Annual Continuous Training exercise. Here, the Regt's soldiers gained qualifications in a number of areas, including GPMG, First Aid at Work, Team Medic, DTTT, Comms and EPLS conversion training. Meanwhile the 150 Regiment Band - the RLC’s only reserve banddeployed to Gibraltar for its ACT, where it trained alongside the band of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment. Another of the most notable serials in the closing months of the year was the short notice mobilisation of 19 personnel from the Regt to take part in the Homeland Resilience pilot. Under 8 RIFLES, the lead unit for the first pilot, 150 Regt personnel assembled at Scarborough Barracks in Doncaster, to prove the concept and conduct further specialist training, including the erection of flood barriers. The original concept for the pilot was to mobilise these personnel in response to a live event somewhere within the North of England, which would see Reservist soldiers helping in their local communities. However, with the pilot window coming to an end and no adverse weather on the horizon, the decision was made to mobilise for a training serial to test the call-out process.

The final regimental training weekend of 2022 saw the Regt deploy to Altcar for a military skills competition consisting of several stands based around core skills. This was followed by a well-deserved social evening to look back over the year before some light PT on the Sunday to complete the weekend.

Looking ahead, 2023 will see further changes to the Regt, with 160 Squadron RLC resubordinating to 150 Regt on 1 April, extending the geographical footprint south of the Humber to Lincoln. The Regt has made efforts to strengthen links with its antecedent units and looks forward to supporting 6 Regiment RLC in the delivery of the Wagoner’s Challenge event at Sledemere House in the spring. Sledmere was home of the Wagoner’s Special Reserve during WW1 and saw 1,130 agricultural workers with equestrian experience deploy to the Western Front as experienced wagon drivers.